247 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 218-7244 / www.TheBagelStore.com
By Adam Poor
For Scott Rossillo, a bagel is a lot more than a piece of bread with a hole in it. The big-voiced, fast-talking Brooklynite and owner of The Bagel Store sees his creations as preserving a true New York tradition.
That’s because Rossillo is what he calls “a [...]
69 West Street (Greenpoint)
(718) 729-6888
www.fromthesourceny.com
By Meghan Cass
Photo by James Wade
From the outside it may appear to be just another industrial warehouse, but furniture firm From the Source is a diamond in the rough along Greenpoint’s waterfront. Beyond the unassuming façade, 23,000 square feet unfold into a vast labyrinth of storerooms and work spaces filled with [...]
174 North 11th Street
(718) 387-6200
www.fitzgeraldjewelry.com
By Adam Poor
Photo by Adam Lerner
Michael Fitzgerald has a low-key attitude about success. Fitzgerald Jewelry, the humble gallery and studio he runs with his wife Hiroyo, doesn’t even have its own storefront.
All that might draw in a casual visitor are a few cases along one wall inside Light Up Brooklyn, a [...]
. . . from an Older Belgian Woman
By John D. Eustice
I went to Belgium in the mid 1970s as part of a wave of American riders who wished to infiltrate the mysterious and distant European racing scene. The Belgians condescended to us, who were fool enough to attempt to endure their cobblestones, side winds, cold [...]
85 North 3rd Street (entrance on Wythe Ave)
(718) 782-2600
www.brooklyndenimco.com
By Marley Magaziner
Photo by Sam Yocum
The search for the perfect jeans can be a lifelong obsession, and with the recent arrival of Brooklyn Denim Co. to North Brooklyn, those denim dreams are at hand. Partners Frank Pizzurro, Sam Yocum, and Evan Hecht, have opened a [...]
By Genia Gould
Photos by Sabrina Veksler
Hooping is a new way to engage the body in movement that’s fast, fat-burning and fun. It’s also an increasingly popular dance performance genre, a world that burlesque performer and pilates teacher Rebecca “Bex” Burton gives us insight into.
What drew you to the hula hoop? RB: I have a [...]
www.vervecards.com
By Anne Szustek
Photo by Dylan Isbell
Broadcasting straight out of south Williamsburg is VerveCards.com, a card shop that has a fresh approach to greeting design and delivery.
“I read something that Americans buy some seven billion paper greeting cards each year—enough to fill a 10-story football field,” says Nancy Rielle, VerveCards.com co-founder and 18-year Williamsburg resident. But [...]